Shipping INtelligence.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1076, 26 April 1867, Page 3

Shipping INtelligence.

A D C i L A Is V. Wkatiies.—April 25-I'in?. 'WimlS.lv APKIIj 0" Tt'uebell, schooner, oti tons Lovcrock, from CamcTw via Na,ur, "ith gram.—J. 6. .!«**. JB "k Bell, cutter, it tons, Dim, from Mahmank with filings, produce, &c , 0 passengers. ~^A!ar"aret, Glover, from Core m %-Snohrtc!' txZtcr!°f«m tho Thames, ' with "-H™i:n."rutier, from the Wade, with liino and cutter, SO tons, .Tones, from the Great "* • Tv'th c"i > *' , cv ore, Ac.. juisslmicct?. from Waihclsi, with Jirewood. \Vaterlilv, cutter, from Omah, with firewood. 05 William and Julia, schooner, from Maliubal!a^o o i, or , 37 tons, Faulkner, from Poverty Bay, with sheep, fruit, produce, Ac, 2 pas"os—Vetrel, cutter. 19 tons, TMwarcles, from Coromamle!, with gold, sc., 12 passengers. DEPARTURES. Jtrr.n. 25 Rate, cutter, -tons, Mclvcn?.ie, for Wanrapoa, with sundries, 4 passengers. 25 Jubilee, schoocer, 42 tons, Catchpool, for Tairftu. with sundries,—l passenger. 25—Pnv Pawn, schooner, 3S tons, I aimer, for Wangaroa", with sundries, —t passengers. "s—Alabama, cutter, IS tons, Browne, for tho Tluimes, with general cargo and passengers. nj ITclen S. Page, barque, 217 tons, Cairncross, for Brisbane, in ballast. INWARDS COASTWISE. APRIL "s_T>av Pawn, from Wangaroa, with 100 cases gum, 5000 shingles, 6 passengers. OUTWARDS COASTWISE. APRIL 25—Kafe, for Wangapoa, with sundries, 4 passengers : Jubilee, for Tairua, with sundries, 1 passen- ■ Pav Pawn, for Wangaroa, via Omah, with sundry merchandize, 1 passengers. INWARDS INTEK-PRO VINCI AL. AI-ltlL 2,",—81ue Bell, schooner, 54 tons, Loverock, from Christclmreh, with IS7O bushels wheat, 710 do. oats, J. S. Maefarlanc. OUTWARDS FOREIGN*. Arßil 25—Helen S. Page, barque, 217 tons Cairncross, for Brisbane, in ballast. Passenger—Mr. Qui nil. — Brown. Campbell and Co., agents. ARRIY VL OF THE SCHOONER SAUCY LA??. The schooner Saucy Lass, D. H. McKenzie, master, left this port for Poverty Bay, on the sth instant, called at Mercury bay and ieft again on Monday the Bth, arrived at Pove'rty Bay tho following Wednesday night, and went into Tauranganui. On Thursday took on board twenty six head of cattle, and left for here on Tuesday the 16th inst., but had to put back on account of stronc northerly wind blowing for a week; went into Turanganui again on Saturday, and discharged the cattle w.th the loss of four bullocks; took on board a cargo of two hundred sheep, and left again for this port on Sunday, the 31st. Had head winds to Tokomarau Bay, where she came to anchor, and remained for 24 hours. Left Tokomarau Bay on Tuesdav night, at 12 o'clock, with a S.E. wind ; passed the East Cape at 0 o'clock, a.m., on Wednesday, and from thence to the T&malti had fine S.E. winds all the way ; arriving there yesterday morning, and coming up harbour in the evening. Passed a large schooner on Wednesday afternoon off the White Island, bound this way. The schooner Jane left Poverty BBy the day previous to tho Saucy Lass, for this port, with a cargo of sheep, apples, and grass-

seed. The Sturt left Poverty Bay on Saturday evening last, with Colonel Haultain onboard (sick), for Wellington. ARRIVAL OF THE JAXE. The clipper schooner Jane, Captain A. Faulkner, arrived in harbour last evening from Poverty Pay, bringing a cargo of 100 sheep and '10 cases apples. She left rovcrty Bay on Saturday the 20th instant, and had fine weather along the coast. She also brought up three passengers, one of which was a native prisoner. WKECEB AT THE WEST CO IST. (From the Charleston Argti*.) It is announced that the schooner I onu will be sold by auction on Monday next by Mr. Dwan. This famous little craft wa3 built by Messrs Isichol, at Auckland, in 1853 ; she then sailed to Melbourne, ■where she was purchased bv the present owner, Captain Smith, and traded between that port and Tasmania for upwards of three years. The lona then went into the Sydney trade, and was kept in it until 1801, when circumstances induced Captain .Smith to devote his attention to 2few Zealand, and he made his first trip to Otago in that year. At the time of the Wakamarina rush he went to Pelorus Sound, in ISG-i ; left there for tho West Coast in March, 18G3, and ha? been trading to and from over since. During tho whole of Captain Smith's nautical career in tho antipodes, he has hitherto been singularly fortunate, having made many successful voyages to all parts of the colonies, and never having met with any serious accident. She ha 3 since been sold for £GO. It willbe seen in anothcrportionof our columns, that mention is made of the Eevere diiosters that occurred to the shipping in tho harbour on Wednesday last, and we certainly should have been glad if tho mischiet had ended on that occasion, but wo regret to Bay that, with the afternoon tide of Thursday tho work of destruction that had partially commenced tho day previous was carried to a far greate and sadder extent, for nearly tho whole of the vessels were brought into collision with each other, but more particularly the Cymraua, lona, and the Mary Ann, the iir3t-named craft battering alternately tho other two until the whole three had received injuries of tho most serious character, in fact, the lona ha 3 been so sadly dealt with that Capt. Smith, who has owned her upwards of the last thirteen years, has determined to sell her as she stands by auction, and this we have reason to believe will be the fate of more than one of the other vessels. The Emma Eliza and Wairoa received a severe bruising, but nothing in comparison to tiie three wo have referred to, and the only one that camo off «cathless vras the Star of Tasmania, and Captain Milander inay think himself lucky in escaping the misfortunes by which he was surrounded. While upon this topic we cannot refrain from exDressing our surprise that, notwithstanding the repeated cautions given through this journal and by other means, that masters of vessels should not come to this port without being furnished with proper warps aud hawsers in case of i blow, which we are given to understand was the owe in more than one instance. Credit is duo to -attain Beveridge, the Harbour Master, for the acti vo pan he took in preventing further disasters and tho ,lbo irecautions he exercised in preventing tho two sc ioo lor 9 Isabella and Florence that were lying out--lUe "On entering. 270TICE TO MARINERS. jtfoKETOy Bay.—la-.ser Bab, SitisiiANE River. wnfd ° through tho Inner Bar, to tho southard of .he West Buacon—having been completed a width of 200 feet, and a depth of 10 feet G inches ° r> t 7° triangular black beacons have been eisti i°- n - Kaat -^anks—that to tho north<A?o 3e mVUrted ' a " d haVing ° WhitG Stripo Wwt' SI R Cn,Cr '"" the P°-t will, after passing (lis Lightship open to the eastare in line "Wi f V ° I!eilcons 0,1 the E ast Banks with the W v , e ' 1 to 1? of tl,c nt ' ar Ecacon is on ea'twari ! i Pe "n V' C Buacon to tho Cnth,- a vessel will ho m tho centre of the of LuggngeS'owt C ° nti " Uo that COUreo uutil "breast infL" within f v SSe l S a ', e ca " tio ™\ against anchoring north - east ward U i- y art!s on c,thcrslde . or to the a cabl 6 'flen R th ,f the Cutti "«> or of its south-western entrance. Po* Office, 2ofc Mar |- ?86?. EATU ' P ° rtmaster -

Ekteiuhiise No. 2.—Upon completion of th overhaul to her machinery, &c., the. p.s. Enterprise JTo. 1' will coiiiracni'B tho now jteain esrvico to Wangarei, Mahurangi, nr.d Matakana, on Monday next". Voth the tore and niter cabins are being considerably enlarged ;md more tiiitably furnished for pa.-senge.- accommodation. Tju: Bi.ie Bih.u—Tho schooner Biuo Bell, just arrived from Canterbury lias changed bunds, and will lea "o again shc-rcly for!>iew Caledonia and tho South >c:v Isla'ids, in. charge of her new owner, Captain McLiver. The cutter Bosina from tho Wade, brought up a cargo of lime and bricks yesterday. 'the cutter Petrel, hklwatdes, master, arrived last ni jht from Coromandel, bringing up 400 ozs. of gold frjm tho Kapanga Company, prcduce, &e., and some 12 passengers. Tho cutter Snow-flake, from tho Thames, brought up a general cargo of kauri gum and several passengers yesterday. The barque Helen S. P.ig-*, Captain Cairnero ; s, sail.-d last night for Brisbane, with 1 passenger, Mr. Qu a l. The cutter Pawn, Jones, master, arrived yesterday from tho Great Barrier with 20 tons copper ore for transhipment home by tho Marv Shophcrd. The Dawn brought up some IS passenger?. . The cutter i'lora McDonald is now alongside Custom House street, ta'cing in a full cargo of sawn timber, doors, sashes, i';c., and will loayu for Greymouth.in a few days in charge of Captain Sherrard. M ho cutter Heather Bell, Bam, master, arrived yesterday from Muhurangi, with palings, produce, \c., and several passengers. The cutler Kate, McKenzie, master, left last crening for Waugapoa, with a cargo of sundries, and 4 passengers. The s.s. Star of the South, Cnpt. Bendall, has completed hercleaning, overhaul,&c., and will bo lnuuchod from the isorth Shore Patent Slip this morning. She leases again for Xapier direct to-morrow evening. The schooner Jubilee, Captain Cafehpolo, sailed last night for tho Tairua Saw Mills, with a cargo of sundries, and one passenger. The cutter Margaret, Capt. Glover, brought up several passengers from Coromandel yesterday. Tho cutter Alabama, Browne, master, sailed vesterJav afternoon for tho Thame?, with general cargo and passengers. 'i'ns lvLYixc: Cloi'd.—This brig still remains, at anchor in harbour, and we hear is soon to be brought to the hammer bv tho Sequestrator of Insolvent estates. The whole of the crew were paid oil'at the Custom House yesterday. The schooner Day Dawn, Capt. Palmer, sailed last nisht for "Wungaroa via Omaha, with a cargo of sundries, and 1 passengers. Tho s.s. Midgo having discharged her inward caruo, hauled from the wharf into the stream yesterday, and will at once commence fitting and overhauling her machinery. &c. The schooner Lily brought up a cargo of firewood from Waiheki yesterday. The schooner Surprise having completed her loading for Tahiti, hauled from the whart into the stream yesterday,and will clear at the Customs and sail to-day. The cu'.ter VTaterlily arrived yesterday from Umah with a cargo of firewood, &c. The schooner William and Julia, arrive.! yesterday from Mahurangi, in ballast. The schooner Argo, Captain Davis, for Wangarei, sails at 2 p.m. to-day. Tho barque Kalahome, 371 tons, was loading "Wallsend coals at .Newcastle, X.S.W., for this port, on the 15tli inst. The schooners Mavis an 3 lauranga both leave for Tauranja to-day, with full cargoes.

The favorite barque Bella Mary, Captain Copping, is again on the berth for Hobart Town ; to sail upon discharge of inward cargo. Tub Bluk Bell.—Tho clipper schooner Blue Bel!, Captain Loverock, from Canterbury with a carso of grain, ifcc., arrived in harbour yesterday morning. She left Lyitleton on Saturday, April 13th, and had a rery good run upas far as CapoTurnagiiu, off which she was on the following Tuesday. During the night—partly owing to the strong northerly wind, but more to the strong nasty southerly sea, which caused the vessel to labour heavily—carried away tho, port maia rigging. Captain Loverock therefore deemed it advi.-able to bear up for Xapier, iu order to repair damages. Accordingly, stood in for Xapi'-T, coming to an anchor there at daylight. On Wednesday the 17th repaired damages temporarily and left again "on Thursday the ISth, experiencing northerly winds with fine weather up to 2 a.m. on Wednesday last when oiT Cape ltunaway she encountered a terriiic S.K, gale with heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Captain Loveiock describes it as the severest storm he over experienced, tho lightning was fc> incessant end vivid that the whole heavens several times appeared almost one mass of ilame, the thunder being equally heavy; after that had tine weather, arriving here early yesterday morning. Captain Loverock reports sighting the schooner .lane, off Poverty Bay, and the schooner Xawora, off White Island, bound down, on Wednesday morning last. Tho Blue Bell's consists of I,SuO bushels whoit SOO do. oats, consigned to Mr. J. rt. Macfarlane, and which she is now discharging at tho wharf.

Tho Koglc, s.s., chartered to tho South Australian Government, arrived hero yesterday from Newcastle. She called hero to tato on board two horses, and to fill up with coal, this being tho last port at which she will touch whom she can command an immediate supply of fuel. She left Newcastle on Friday last, arrived at Cape Moreton at daylight, and anchored off Lytton wharf at noon yesterday. The Eagle is bound to the Gulf of Carpentaria to make a thorough exploration of the northern coast of the South Australian territory, with the view of Gnding a convenient harbor, with good country surrounding it. The expedition is under command of Captain Cudell, who is notorious as being the first man who navigated the Murray in a fiteamer, and he has a party of twcnty-llvo men all told under his charge. There are eighteen horJ.es on board tho Eagle beside their fodder, and the other stores and appurtenances required for such an expedition. She is expected to sail on her journey due north to-morrow, or tho day afier. In order to facilitate the examination of buys, rivers, and creeks, tlic liaglo has a tender in tow,"to wit, the Firefly, a small screw steamer of 15 tons, by description much resembling the Emma. Tho machinery of tho Firefly id somewhat out of order, and the disarrangement may require rectification before she proceeds.—Jirisbanc Courier, April 12.

It appears that the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mai 1 Company hare decided to have a reserve coaling station at one of the islands in tho Pucilic in case any of tho steamers porformin" I the mail service between Panama aud Wellington and Sydney running short of fuel from stress of weather or any other cause. Tho island selected is Oparu or liapa, and is in the direct course of the mail vessels. It has been ascertained from reliable scourcea that it possesses one of the finest harbours in the world, and the population consists of about 500 friendly natives. Tho company's vessels huve raado ten successful voyages across tho Pacific without touching at any pore whatever to coal after leavin" Panama and Wellington, there will, under ordinary circumstances, be no injcessity for the Bteamers to call at Oparu. Should it bo decided eventually to connect Tahiti with this service, it could be arranged for them to touch at Oparu every voyage for that purpose, and the mails for Tahiti could bo forwadred to the latter island by a branch vessel from tho former. In this way it is believed a large trade would be opened up willi tho various islands in tho centro of the Pacific.—Home Xcicx, February 2<J. Tho Edith Smith, a very smart looking brig, arrived an Saturday from Mauritius with a full cargo of sugar to Mr. Charles Jacobs. Shu had during the voyage such a continuation of contrary wcathor that she has boen 57 days in making it. Captain Gibson reports speaking on March 3rd, in latitude US degrees US- minutes 8., longitude 73 dogroes 5 minutes E., the bai-quo Atlantic, from Port Louis bound to Auckland, 17 days out.—S. A. Jltnhtcr April 1. '

'£he Chixa Tea. Clii'l'eus.—The British ship left London, October 14th, crossed Equator November <Lth, passed the meridian of Cape Town, November 21st, in •]">• 3. "Ran north for twenty-six hours, intending to l'-ind Captain Mackinnon, who was ill, in Table Bay, but as on the following day ho appeared much better, kept on her course for China. After getting in 4-1-- ti. 42 E. longitude, captain appeared very much worse, so boro up for Akoa Bay and landed him there on December 4th. Sailed again the following day, December Gth, 9*30 p.m. caught in a heavy flquall which took maiutopmast and top .gallant inusf away, and other small spars. December 4th, Tailing passed within liail. J miliary JO'.h, saw tlio i'icry Cross off tile Asiaa Islands. Arrived at "Woosuruj Februury 2nd, after a passage of 112 days, including all dotentions. ° The ship Scottish Chief, one hundred and lliirty days out from London to Wellington, K.Z. was spoken by the schooner Taaman, on the lOtli inatant, oil Olirtis island,—Melbourne A.rgus, April 18.

Rcecnt arrivals from Chineso ports mention tho pvobablo departure about tho beginning of February from Hongkong of tho Italian war frigato Magenta, for this port.—Argus, April Ist. Captain Kenault, of llie French barque El Dorado, states that o:i his last voyugo from this port, while tho b irquo was running, lato 0110 evening, heforo a guhi of wind, slio shipped a tremendous sea, and, soon afcer righting hers If he descried a rock or island in dangerous proximity to tho vessel. Its position, us well as could be determined, was (Ixed by Captain Renault in latitude US'.'iO S., and longitude 127'30 12. These points agree with what is laid down oil the chart as a doubtful island.—siry/is, April Ist. JiiTSiM and L«'lotjam.—Mr. John Bickers has sent us the following memorandum, dated 22nd instant: —" As it is probable some accidont may have occurred in tho Gulf, 1 beg to say that about 2 p.m. yesterday one of my nophows, driving along tho beach about a mile and a lulf bolo\r tho Semaphore Jetty, picked up two short oars—ollo had boon painted blue the other not. A short distanto from tliom were also seen a boat's stornsheets and thwart and a part of (i case painted in white letters ' Mail for Adelaido.' The oars, thwart, and par! of mail caso are at my house by tile beach."—South Australian Register, March 23rd. I